Thought for the Day (Part 116) – God’s Covenant
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL Thought for the Day(Part 116) GOD’S COVENANT March 17, 2024Today’s reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 God took the initiative to choose a people and enter into covenant with them. These were the Hebrews who were enslaved in Egypt. His first covenant had been with Noah (Gen 9:9), then with Abraham (Gen 17:10), then […]
Thought for the Day (Part 115) – Who is Jesus?
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL Thought for the Day(Part 115) WHO IS JESUS? March 16, 2024Today’s reading: John 7:40-53 Those in the crowd had different ideas about who Jesus was. “This is truly the Prophet.” (v.40). “This is the Messiah.” (v.41a). Others had other ideas: that he was John the Baptist, Elijah, or one of the […]
Thought for the Day (Part 114) – Grace and Mercy
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL Thought for the Day(Part 114) GRACE AND MERCY March 13, 2024Today’s readings:Isaiah 49:8-15Psalm 145:8-9,13-14,17-18John 5:17-30 “The Lord is gracious and merciful” (Ps 145:8a). Grace and mercy are two divine attributes of God. They go together. Mercy is about God not punishing us as we deserve for the wrong we do; grace […]
Thought for the Day (Part 113) – Living Waters
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY (Part 113) LIVING WATERS March 12, 2024 Today’s readings: Ezekiel 47:1-9,12 Psalm 46:2-3,5-6,8-9 John 5:1-3,5-16 The prophet Ezekiel is given a vision of the temple from where water was flowing. God shows the Jewish exiles what God had prepared for them, with water signifying great blessing […]
Theme 2024 (Part 9) – Loyalty to God
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALOUR THEME FOR 2024(PART 9) LOYALTY TO GOD March 9, 2024Today’s readings: Hosea 6:1-6Psalm 51:3-4, 18-21Luke 18:9-14 Israel had been afflicted, seemingly abandoned by God. Today the people of God suffer great afflictions, and some question where is God in all these. We learn from our ancestors in the faith. They said, “It […]
The Way Forward in Christ (Part 221) – Discipleship and Mission
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALTHE WAY FORWARD IN CHRIST(Part 221) DISCIPLESHIP AND MISSION March 7, 2024Today’s readings:Jeremiah 7:23-28Psalm 95:1-2,6-9Luke 11:14-23 Jesus drove out a demon from a mute person, healing him of his infirmity (Lk 11:14a). People were amazed, but there were also the doubters, some even saying he drove out the demon by the power of […]
Modernism (Part 69) – Loving God and Neighbor
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALMODERNISM(PART 69) LOVING GOD AND NEIGHBOR February 19, 2024Today’s readings: Leviticus 19:1-2,11-18Matthew 25:31-46 Modernists, consistent with their emphasis on the well-being of man, emphasize reaching out to and working with the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized. Well and good. However, they do this for its own sake, that is, for the good of […]
Modernism (Part 68) – Tradition of the Elders
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALMODERNISM(PART 68) TRADITION OF THE ELDERS February 6, 2024Today’s gospel: Mark 7:1-13 The Pharisees and scribes observed that Jesus’ “disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.” (v.2). When they questioned him about this, Jesus said, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors me […]
Modernism (Part 67) – Asking for a Blessing – 2
FROM THE SERVANT GENERALMODERNISM(PART 67) ASKING FOR A BLESSING – 2 January 12, 2024Today’s gospel: Mark 2:1-12 The gospel today is about the healing of a paralytic. Four men brought a paralytic to Jesus by making a hole in the roof, because they could not get near enough to Jesus due to the big crowd. “When Jesus […]